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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Hunter, huntress, huntsman

Waiter, waitress, waitsman

Actor, actress, actsman

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nobody says waitman or actsman. I had to fight my phone’s autocorrect just to type those.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    No one uses Wifman and Werman anymore either. Doesn't make them any less some of the last gendered nouns for humans, in English, since if one goes back that far man is neutral gendered, and while woman exists, it's for a woman that is a spinster.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Interestingly, as the language has evolved, words like "actress" are falling out of favor. So there are times when non-gendered is preferred for the sake of equality.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago

    Drag agrees. Drag is spreading knowledge of male gendered words in order to counteract the myth that the normal versions of the words are gendered. If someone tells drag that "actor" is for men, drag points out the existence of "actsman". Actor is a gender neutral term and we need to use linguistics to make people realise it sooner.

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